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Day in the Salt Marsh, A - For Creative Minds Quiz

	1. What causes tides? the sun's gravity as the earth revolves about the sun the moon' gravity as the earth rotates on it's axis the steady wind over great distances

	2. What are the snails that live on marsh grass? moon snails periwinkle snails garden snails

	3. What type of otter lives in salt marshes? sea otters river otters

	4. The great blue heron stands still to Wait for its friends Wait for prey to swim up to it Sleep

	5. Blue crabs are picky eaters are scavengers and eat dead animals eat only live animals they catch

	6. In the southeastern US, some dolphins have been seen in salt marshes jumping up on to small boats knocking fish out of the water and eating them on land leaping out of the water to chase birds none of the above

	7. The only type of turtles that live in salt marshes are box turtles sea turtles diamondback terrapins none of the above

	8. Salt marshes are important to us because they are pretty to look at they are safe nursery grounds for many young sea animals they are a good place to build houses

	9. The type of marsh grass known as spartina alterniflora is native to the East and Gulf Coasts of the United States. On the US West Coast, the spreading of the marsh grass has been a welcome addition creating coastal nurseries for fish and other sea animals is a serious weed problem that is taking away habitat from native marsh plants

	10. Spartina grass can live in the salt marsh because It has special glands to keep the water but spits the salt out It has deep roots to hold it firmly during high winds and tidal changes Both of the above

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